2009

I'm a little late on this, considering 2010 started today, but I promised Nicole I would write this up. Looking back on it, 2009 was actually a pretty good year for me, and I learned sooo much about myself (ew learning I know whatta nerd).

On December 31, 2008, I was babysitting with the lovely Brittlyn Foster. We decided that my new years resolution was to stop caring so much about what others think about me (hers was to be more spontaneous). Anyways, that was the day I bought my bright blue pants, and those definitely hold symbolic meaning in "being more myself." We jumped of the coffee table, into the new year, and that was that.
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SOPHOMORE YEAR
I just remember that this was second semester, and it was always cold and really dark in the morning. My classes were APEC, Spanish, Badminton PE, Chemistry, PreCalc, and Humanities. They were easy in the beginning of second semester, and I basically skated by. As school progressed, however, I started slacking in APEC and Mrs. Hepler went insane. I started worrying about school and that really messed me up. Probably one of the worst times in my life... All of this ON TOP of softball, and I was stretched so thin that I didn't know if I would survive. Chemistry really made me mad, but somehow I survived with a strong A. After the AP test-- which I got a 5 on-- I was able to relax a lot more. I also decided to go for ASB, and got the position of student store manager.

Now, my love life during this time was.. not so productive. I really liked Steve at the same time Ginny did, and when I told her she got really mad at me and we fought for a little while. It pretty much was all my fault... she wasn't overreacting at all, considering I was trying to edge her out of the group so I could get my shot. At the time, though, nobody really liked Ginny anyways. She had ditched Sam for Andy and so Sam became a good friend, and Angela was constantly pushing me against Ginny. ANYWAYS, I wasn't getting any and started to get used to it. And then, I met this kid named Micah (but I'll continue that when I get to summer).

Went to three concerts during this time I believe. The first was the AP Tour with The Maine, Family Force 5, A Rocket To The Moon, 3OH!3, and Hit the Lights. The former three have still stayed in my life, while the other two don't really matter to me. It was a fun night, and the first time I met The Maine! Although, I lost Garrett's autograph and didn't get a picture with him so Brittlyn and Nicole teased me. :(
The second was Bamboozle Left on April 4th. My first festival, and I went with Brittlyn, Ginny, Nicole, and Bianca. It was really an epic day, and got a lot of firsts in. We met Every Avenue, We the Kings, and The Cab, and got to meet Kyle and Caleb from FTSK. We waited outside in the cold for All Time Low for a long time, but only Rian was nice enough to come greet us.
Thirdly, I think it was the Forgive Durden concert (HAHA). They played with Anarbor and You, Me, and Everyone We Know. First concert at the Epicentre, and not to say I was disappointed... but it wasn't quite what I expected. I went with Brittlyn and it remains a good memory of ours. Now she hates Forgive Durden, but I still like them! The big showstopper was the singer of You, Me, and Everyone We Know. I believe my favorite line of the night was "Now we know why he 'lacks that luck'".
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SUMMER
No school this part, just a lame Bio summer assignment. We also did some ASB bonding stuff, like CORE Camp, which didn't really change my life, but I did meet Travis, my new concert connection!

This is where the love life gets interesting.. So Micah was a 17 year old guy who was staying with his older sister on my street for summer. He started "pursuing" me while I was in school, but I brushed him off because I had other stuff to focus on. Basically, I knew he liked me and he texted me A LOT, but I wasn't really enthusiastic on liking him. He said a lot of really sweet things though (very experienced), and Nicole convinced me to give him a chance cause he liked me so much. I basically just went along with what he did, and wound up getting my first kiss in his backyard. Got to second base, and like I said, he was very experienced... hahaha. When he moved away I wasn't that upset, because I only let it happen since I knew he was going to be leaving. It sounds kinda bad, but he was my summer romance. To this day, I'm not sure I really ever had feelings for him, but I don't regret what happened.

Other than that, nothing really happened over summer. I can say that I found confidence (hmm wonder why?) and became well adjusted to just being me.

I'll do Warped Tour here, since it's technically a summer festival. I went with Nicole, Brittlyn, Diana, and Bella on August 22nd. It was my first Warped Tour, and definitely will not be my last! I crowdsurfed to She's A Lady by Forever the Sickest Kids! We also met The Maine and All Time Lowwww :) The whole atmosphere is addicting... with all the tents and music blasting everywhere. Maybe I'm overreacting, but it has like the attitude that it's Warped Tour and it's gonna kick ass. The damper was that Nicole sprained her neck when a crowdsurfer fell on her, but obviously that won't deter her or any of us from continuing going to concerts.
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JUNIOR YEAR
I though that academically, the first trimester of junior year was easier than second semester of sophomore year. I definitely was jaded when I came into the year, but with classes like US History, American Lit, and ASB taking over half my schedule, the workload wasn't too hard. AP Calc is fine so far, and AP Bio is a decent amount of work but the class is survivable. Most of what stresses me out is ASB related, because a lot of pressure goes with managing the student store along with all our normal responsibilities. I've definitely spent more time at school this year than any other, that's for sure.

Starting the year, I was single and honestly enjoying it for the first time. My new years resolution had been fulfilled. I started doing a lot of stuff with makeup and that made me happy, along with all my neon clothes. During September, Mr. Chad Eckman started sending me strong signals that he liked me more than a friend and I returned the feelings. On October 7, he asked me out with an amazing box and we've been together since. Our first kiss (his first) was on... October 18th? on the Double Tree golf course under the stars. It's been rocky, and I'm not saying we have a perfect relationship. We started working stuff out winter break and hopefully we'll continue to grow.

My friendships really solidified because of ASB, and Nicole, Andy, David, Chad, and I became a tight unit. They're all my best friends in a long time and I'm super glad we're all so close. I did fight with Nicole around homecoming, but we always say that our fights make us stronger friends.

The only real concert I went to during Fall of junior year was the Boys Like Girls one, with The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, Cobra Starship, VersaEmerge, and of course Boys Like Girls. I went with Brittlyn and Ally (biter!) and JJ, which was an odd crowd.. Anyways, my concert connection Travis came through for me and got me to go backstage and on The Maine's bus and hang out for a while. It was fun!
The other musical.. occurance was the All Time Low acoustic show at Fashion Valley. I went with the FF5 and we had an amazing time, and got to meet the boys of ATL afterwards! My favorite part, besides Alex's Claires rant? David's face after Weightless when he went, "Did they just say the F word???"
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Now it's 2010, and I just wanna see what happens this year :)